Session 1 

• ShipWeight overview
  • Technical overview of system and databases  

• Customizing ShipWeight System Database 
  • How to Create and Edit Work Breakdown Structure 
  • Create Project Type Structure 
  • Create Own Parameters 
  • Create Parameter Views  

Session 2 

• Starting a new project 
  • Creating a new project from scratch, enter main parameters
  • Project administration functions; open, save, save as, delete.  
  • Project organization in folder structure. 

• Customizing ShipWeight Project Options
  • Change labels, decimals and units 
  • Change Main Window fields/columns
  • Set Project Properties 

• Setting up custom codes and item settings 
  • Define Custom Codes 
  • Define Item Settings  

Session 3 

• Enter weight data manually
  • Navigating in the weight work breakdown structure (WBS), understanding the item window and its relation to the WBS. 
  • Item History, deleted items 
  • Manual input of weight data, related information, and learning about the quantity fields and their settings. 

• Import of data 
  • How to import from Excel.  Looking at various ways of importing into ShipWeight.  Understanding the basic import settings in the Data File Import window. 

• Retrieving specific data in ShipWeight
  • Filtering of the ShipWeight data, simple and advanced filters.  Finding a specific weight item.  Learning how to use wild card.  Storing filters. 
  • Sorting of data in ShipWeight.  Sanity check using sort. 
  • Change values for multiple rows at once.  Execute calculations on data in ShipWeight.
  • UnitWeight library using custom codes
  • Item Server library 

Session 4 

• Getting Results and Output 
  • Getting summaries and grouping Weight and CG. 
  • Make, check and export a weight distribution curve.
  • Calculation of moment of inertia and radius of gyration
  • Exporting data and make project backups 
  • Run simple Reports 

• Quality Assurance 
  • Find duplicate items and check for extreme values 
  • Compare Weight Group levels 
  • Run a Code Definition Check via Code Envelopes

Session 5 

• Playground Area 
  • Setting up a sandbox environment in ShipWeight, moving weight items into the playground area and back to the live database 
  • Using the playground area as a net change log and approval tool 

• Export to historical database 
  • Learning the difference between a project and a historical vessel.  Preparing a project for export to the historical database.  Treating of remainders 
  • Exporting to the historical database. 

Session 6 

• Parametric Estimation in ShipWeight 
  • Learning about parametric estimation 
  • Creating your estimation methods 
  • Standard deviation and uncertainty handling in ShipWeight 
  • Estimation of “local” CG 
  • Going from parametric estimation to follow-up 

Session 7 

• Loading Conditions 
  • Using Custom Codes 
  • Using Parent/Child 
  • Loading Conditions using Loading Condition Window 
  • Getting Hydrostatic Calculated 
  • Defining Loading Conditions using Global Filters 

• Phase Codes 
  • Learn about the use of Phase Codes in ShipWeight 

• • Code Mapping

Session 8 

• Local center of gravity 
• Shortcuts and referencing parameters in formulas 
• Reports – introduction 
• Administration tasks in ShipWeight 
  • Setting up users and user groups, giving permissions to users 

• ShipWeight Plugins 
  • Navisworks/Rhino Plugin  

• Performance issues 
  • How to optimize speed and performance when working on large databases and/or slow networks

Session 9 

• Reports in ShipWeight 

• • • Crystal Report in ShipWeight, how to create your own Reports – basics

Session 10 

• Reports in ShipWeight
  • Crystal Report in ShipWeight, how to create your own Reports – advanced